Listening is the ability to pay close attention with your ears. Listen to others and try to understand as well. Here are some quotes on listening that will inspire you.
Inspiring Quotes On Listening
“No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.” Proverb
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” Bryant H. McGill
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” Stephen R. Covey
“Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.” Dean Jackson
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“Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals.” L. J. Isham
“The first duty of love is to listen.” Paul Tillich
“Listening is often the only thing needed to help someone.”
Anonymous
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” Dalai Lama
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.” Will Rogers
“The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.” Alfred Brendel
“Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet.” Krista Tippett
“Listening to others viewpoints may reveal the one thing needed to complete your goals.” D. Ridgley
“The most basic of all human needs is to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” Ralph Nichols
“Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.”
Anonymous
“There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen.” Anonymous
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” Ernest Hemingway
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“Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine.” Bob Nelson
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would have rather talked.” Mark Twain
“Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart.” Tich Nhat Hanh
“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” Anonymous
“I listened more than I studied, therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.”
Joseph Haydn
“The worst of all listeners is the man who does nothing but listens.” Charles Dickens
“Listen to your elder’s advice. Not because they are always right, but because they have more experience of being wrong.” Anonymous
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Winston Churchill
“Listening is one of the loudest forms of kindness.” Anonymous
“He who is wise listens.” Anonymous
“You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen – not just money but respect.” Harvey Mackay
“The earth has music for those who listen.”
William Shakespeare
“God gave us mouths that close and ears that don’t, that must tell us something.” Anonymous
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“The art of conversation lies in listening.” Malcolm Forbes
“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.” Bernard Baruch
“Listen thrice. Think twice. Speak once.” Anonymous
“Listening is a magnetic force.” Karl A. Menninger
“You can’t fake listening. It shows.” Raquel Welch
“Be silent and listen. You will hear the keys to success.” Anonymous
